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5-Day Apple Diet: A Quick Way to Lose Weight

Highlights: Apples curb hunger and prevent overeating Day 1 includes only apples; later days add juices and low




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Nighttime Hot Flashes: A Hidden Heart Disease Risk

Nocturnal heat flashes, no matter when they occur, are unpleasant. According to a recent study, there is a higher possibility of hot flashes during the




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Menopause Magic: Hormone Therapy Fights Insulin Resistance

medlinkHormone therapy/medlink was found to be beneficial in reducing insulin resistance in postmenopausal women, revealed study (!--ref1--). h2What




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UNFPA Calls for Women's Health and Rights Integration in the Workplace

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (!--ref1--) made a compelling case for the integration of women's health and rights into the workplace. The




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The Weight Loss Boost Women Get from High-Intensity Workouts

Looking to get in shape and need an exercise routine? Ladies, high-intensity workouts could be the perfect fit (!--ref1--). The study, published




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Human Sperm Swims in Entirely Different Way Than Earlier Thought, Say Scientists

Scientists were able to scan the sperm swimming freely in 3D using a high-speed camera capable of recording over 55,000 frames in one second, and a microscope stage with a piezoelectric device.




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"Painting With Light" Exposes the Visual Impact of Air Pollution

Collaborating researchers and artists have united to "paint with light," rendering invisible air pollution visible. Their efforts underscore the health




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Exercise: A Nightmare for Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

People with medlinkknee osteoarthritis/medlink (OA) often avoid doing exercise, reports a new study. bKnee osteoarthritis patients refrain from




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Doing Light Exercise Before Bed can Help You Sleep Better

Want to sleep well at night? Short bouts of light exercise before bed can help you get enough sleep, suggests a new study led by the University of Otago researchers.




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Keep Your Phones Out of the Bedroom at Night to Sleep Well

Spending too much time on digital devices at night can affect youth medlinkmental health/medlink and sleep, warn heath experts. The Surgeon General's




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Is Daylight Saving Time Good or Bad for Health?

Daylight saving time can lead to medlinkunhealthy lifestyle/medlink habits, finds a new study led by a team of Researchers from North Carolina State




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Teen Protein Supplement Usage on the Rise: A Survey Reveals Insights

Protein bars, shakes, and powders are gaining popularity among adults, and many teens are following suit (!--ref1--). According to the University of Michigan Health C.




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Detect Tooth Decay More Accurately With Invisible Light

Dental caries also called 'dental cavities' or 'tooth decay,' can be debilitating. Modern dentistry has tried-and-tested solutions for treating caries without the need to remove the tooth altogether.




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Pru-C12 Fruit Compound Fights Dental Pathogens

Periodontal disease or periodontitis is a significant inflammatory condition triggered by an infection from periodontal pathogens. This condition not




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Fresh Insights into Lipids

Big data identifies lipids as signatures of health and disease. Biology is swaddled in lipids: fats, oils, and even waxes envelop cells and their




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Enhancing CAR-T Cell Therapy to Transform Immune Cells into Cancer Fighters

A newly developed platform mimics nature to enhance immune-based treatments in the fight against medlinkcancer/medlink. h2Fighting Cancer from




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New Artificial Intelligence Tool Leads the Fight Against Skin Cancer

Artificial intelligence tool for detecting skin cancer, which has outperformed existing methods in identifying suspicious lesions has been developed by scientists in the East of England (!--ref1--).




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Non-Invasive Early Cancer Diagnosis Through Light-AI Innovations

A groundbreaking sensor material designed to diagnose cancer has been developed by a research team led by Dr. Ho Sang Jung at the Korea Institute of Materials Science.




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New Front in the Fight Against Ovarian Cancer

A team of scientists has uncovered a mechanism by which ovarian cancer tumors evade immunotherapy. They've also pinpointed a potential drug target to counter this resistance (!--ref1--).




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A New Light on Brain Injury: Near-Infrared Therapy Shows Promise

Light therapy administered through the skull was found to accelerate tissue recovery following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) (!--ref1--). Their




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Fighting Glioblastoma: New Target Offers Hope for Brain Cancer Treatment

Newly discovered targets may hold the key to effectively treating glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer. These targets were identified by screening




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New Genetic Model Sheds Light on Breast Cancer

A newly developed model to study breast cancer metastasis offers a deeper understanding of how and why cancer spreads. (!--ref1--) Professor Eran





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"Nighttime Heat" Turning Up the Heat on Sleep and Health

With Mumbai experiencing the most significant increases in nighttime temperatures, India continues to endure a severe medlinkheatwave/medlink. A new




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Why Tobacco Firms Should Fund UK's Anti-Smoking Fight

Smoking is a life-threatening habit and causes serious health issues. If smoking is not controlled, it is not possible to reduce the gap between rich and poor people who can live healthily.




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Exploring Curiosity Styles: Insights from Wikipedia Browsing Habits

At some point, you might have searched for specific information online, only to end up "going down the Wiki rabbit hole." In this journey, you uncover




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Development of a composite drought indicator for operational drought monitoring in the MENA region

The composite drought indicator (CDI) supports operational drought management decision making in Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia.

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Can Sleepless Nights in Middle Age Accelerate Brain Aging?

People in early middle age who struggle with poor sleep, such as difficulty falling or staying asleep, show more signs of poor brain health late middle age, according to a new study.




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Why Depression Heightens Negative Experience?

Depression changes brain circuits, over-activating neurons for negative stimuli and suppressing those for positive experiences as found by scientists




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Panel at ‘World Water Week’ highlights water security in Tibet and Himalayas

The World Water Week panel, co-hosted by IWMI and the US State Department, discussed Tibet's vital role in Himalayan water systems, highlighting China's environmental impact.

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IWMI-led MENAdrought project issues final report

The MENAdrought project is a partnership between IWMI, Nebraska Drought Mitigation Centre, Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute, John Hopkins University, and the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, supported by USAID.

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Speakers highlight critical challenges confronting Pakistan

The Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources in collaboration with IWMI hosted a three-day conference on ‘Transformative Pathways for Water and Food Systems’ to highlight the critical challenges confronting Pakistan.

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Prolonged droughts: Need for water harvesting

Inadequate infrastructure, together with rural and poor populations, makes Zambia highly vulnerable to droughts, according to the UN. But the drought monitoring system developed by IWMI helps to better prepare the country to cope with its impacts.

The post Prolonged droughts: Need for water harvesting first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).





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It takes a village: the Indian farmers who built a wall against drought

IWMI commissioned this article following fieldwork conducted on the political economy of policy processes in India, under the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies.

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From wastelands to wetlands: The fight to save Sri Lanka’s natural flood buffers

IWMI researchers comment on the importance of preserving Colombo's wetland ecosystem as the city becomes more vulnerable to flooding.

The post From wastelands to wetlands: The fight to save Sri Lanka’s natural flood buffers first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).




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India's Growing Heart Transplant Requirements: Fresh Insights

In India around 50,000 people require medlinkheart transplants/medlink annually, but merely 0.2 percent are fortunate enough to receive suitable donors, say experts.




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Fight Against Organ Rejection: What's Next?

medlinkOrgan transplantation/medlink represents a significant medical breakthrough, but one of the most significant challenges remains the body's immune system rejecting the transplanted organ.




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Genetic Insights Into Androgenetic Alopecia

Scientists in /medlink Bonn pinpoint uncommon genetic mutations linked to male-pattern hair loss. From receding hairlines to the iconic horseshoe baldness




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Genomics Project Improves Global Diversity in Population Health Insight

An international collaboration aims to enhance global health by investigating the impact of genomic and environmental diversity on variations in disease risk observed worldwide (!--ref1--).




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Genomic Insights into Women's Aging

Genomic analysis indicates that inherited DNA may affect how women's cells handle chromosomal changes with age, specifically mLOX, as per a study by researchers




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Genetic Variants Heighten Risk of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Accessory conduction pathways in the heart, associated with medlinkWolff-Parkinson-White syndrome/medlink, can lead to rhythm disturbances uncovered




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Male Infertility: Fresh Insights

A novel genetic mechanism that can cause severe forms of male infertility has been discovered by Newcastle University scientists. This breakthrough




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Warm Nights Raise the Death Risk from Heart Disease in Older Men

Warmer than usual summer nights may lead to an increase in heart disease-related deaths in men aged in their early 60s, suggests new research published in the online journal iBMJ Open/i.




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Insights into Low Sperm Production in Men

Recent research has provided insights into potential disruptions in the sperm formation process, offering an explanation for insufficient sperm production